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Tenille Townes

Tenille Nicole Townes (born Nadkrynechny; January 20, 1994) is a Canadian country music singer from Grande Prairie, Alberta. In 2011, at the age of 17, she was nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year.[1][2]

Biography

Townes was raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and attended Peace Wapiti Academy high school.[3] She was introduced to country music by her parents and grandparents during trips in the family car.[4] At the age of nine, she attended a concert by Shania Twain during her Up! Tour bearing a sign asking for chance to sing with Twain on stage, which Twain granted.[5] In 2009, she released the single "Home Now", a song she wrote from the perspective of a daughter whose father is posted in the war in Afghanistan, a topic she learned about in school.[3][6] The track was produced by country musician Duane Steele.[6]

Townes released her first album, Real, in June 2011.[7] She has raised over $1.9 million for Sunrise House, a shelter for homeless youth in Alberta, through her annual fundraiser, Big Hearts For Big Kids. She appeared on the national television show Canada AM in August 2011, performing her single "Real Me,"[8] and has released multiple songs to radio. She released her second album, Light, in March 2013. That same year, she relocated to Nashville.[5]

Although Townes started her career under her birthname, she later changed her surname. In a 2018 interview on Everything GP, she explained, "Townes is actually from Township Road 722, which is the road that I grew up on and the house that built me essentially, so that’s where that all comes from.”[9]

On April 13, 2018, Townes announced, through her official Facebook page that she had signed a record deal with Columbia Nashville.[10] She released her first single with the label, "Somebody's Daughter," in September 2018, and it became her first to chart, where it reached number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was a Number One hit on the Canadian Country chart dated February 2, 2019.[11]

In 2018, Townes served as the opening act for all dates for Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town on their joint The Bandwagon Tour. In 2019 she appeared on Donovan Woods's album The Other Way, as a duet vocalist on the song "I Ain't Ever Loved No One".[12]

Townes won four awards at the 2019 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards, which included one for Female Artist of the year, and three for "Somebody's Daughter" which won Single, Song, and Video of the Year.[13]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^ "The Thing That Wrecks You" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart.[23]

References

  1. ^ MacLeod, Reinisa (August 2011). "Tenille takes on the country". Daily Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ Griwkowsky, Fish (27 July 2011). "Two Edmonton country stars nominated for music awards". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Wood, Damien (2010). "Tenille's song hits national radio". Daily Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. ^ Wickstrom, Matt (2022-05-11). "Interview: Tenille Townes Reveals Her True Self on Stellar New EP 'Masquerades'". The Boot. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Hight, Jewly. "Nashville's Newest Voice". NPR. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b Sperounes, Sandra (11 November 2009). "Alberta teen pays tribute to war heroes: Home Now captures national sentiment". Edmonton Journal. p. D1.
  7. ^ Ilika, Dan (June 2011). "Dream becomes 'Real' for Tenille". Daily Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  8. ^ Rinne, Diana (August 2011). "Tenille nominated for first Canadian Country Music Award". Daily Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Local musician makes it big".
  10. ^ Townes, Tenille. "Tenille Townes signs with Columbia Nashville". Tenille Townes. Facebook. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Canada Country chart for February 2, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Hear Donovan Woods’ New Acoustic Version of ‘Truck Full of Money’". Rolling Stone, April 16, 2019.
  13. ^ Peter Shokeir (September 10, 2019). "'It was a crazy feeling': Tenille Townes reflects on four wins at Country Music Awards". Daily Herald Tribune. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Tenille Townes Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Tenille Townes Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
    • "The Thing That Wrecks You": "Canada Country chart for April 15, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Tenille Townes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Tenille Townes". Music Canada. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  21. ^ "American certifications – Tenille Townes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  22. ^ "Tenille Townes says a 'wild thought' and chance encounter led to Bryan Adams duet". Edmonton News. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  23. ^ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  24. ^ Kennedy, John R. (September 21, 2021). "The Reklaws Lead 2021 CCMA Awards Nominations". iHeartRadio.ca. Bell Media.
  25. ^ "2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. 20 July 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  26. ^ "2023 CCMA Awards Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023.
  27. ^ "OFFICIAL 2023 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD WINNERS". Canadian Country Music Association. September 16, 2023. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023.
  28. ^ "2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

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